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Mind Map by Javen Jara, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Javen Jara
almost 11 years ago
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Postpartum
Hemorrhage
- is the loss of greater than 500 ml of blood following vaginal delivery, or 1000 ml of
blood following cesarean section. It is the most common cause of perinatal maternal
death in the developed world and is a major cause of maternal morbidity worldwide.
- What causes postpartum hemorrhage?
- Prolonged labor
- Infection
- Obesity
- Medications to induce labor
- Medications to stop contractions
- Use of forceps or vacuum-assisted delivery
- Tear in the cervix or vaginal
tissues
- General anesthesia
- Prolonged labor
- Other Causes
- Gestational hypertension
- Placenta percreta
- Placenta previa
- Placenta abruption
- Blood clotting disordes
- Tear in a uterine blood vessel
- Multiple pregnancy
- Overdistended uterus
- Placenta accreta
- Bleeding into a concealed tissue are
- Gestational hypertension
- Treatment for postpartum hemorrhage
- Manual massage of
the uterus
- Removal of placental pieces
that remain in the uterus
- Exmination of the uterus
and other elvic tissues
- Medication
- Bakri baloon/
Foley catheter
- Blood transfusion
- Laparotomy
- Tying off of bleeding blood
vessels using uterine
compresion sutures
- Trendelenberg
- Manual massage of
the uterus
- Signs and Symptoms
- low red blood cell count
- swelling and pain in tissue in the vagina
- increased heart rate
- lightheadedness
- decreasing blood pressure
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- low red blood cell count
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